POLITICIAN

William P. Fessenden

1806 - 1869

Photo of William P. Fessenden

Icon of person William P. Fessenden

William Pitt Fessenden (October 16, 1806 – September 8, 1869) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. Fessenden was a Whig (later a Republican) and member of the Fessenden political family. He served in the United States House of Representatives and Senate before becoming Secretary of the Treasury under President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William P. Fessenden has received more than 154,249 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. William P. Fessenden is the 17,775th most popular politician (down from 16,707th in 2019), the 13,253rd most popular biography from United States (up from 13,494th in 2019) and the 918th most popular American Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William P. Fessenden ranks 17,775 out of 19,576. Before him are Samir Rifai, Steffi Lemke, Rajmond Debevec, John Redmond, Agnès Buzyn, and Marty Natalegawa. After him are Nadhim Zahawi, Alexander Martin, Gábor Csapó, Naledi Pandor, Svenja Schulze, and Emilia Eberle.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1806, William P. Fessenden ranks 66. Before him are William Fothergill Cooke, Manuel Ignacio de Vivanco, Nathaniel Parker Willis, Leonidas Polk, John B. Floyd, and Henry A. Wise. After him is William Gilmore Simms. Among people deceased in 1869, William P. Fessenden ranks 67. Before him are Charles Sturt, Michael Sars, John Bell, Mary Ward, Afzal-ud-Daulah, and John Cassin. After him are Edward Bates, and Benjamin Fitzpatrick.

Others Born in 1806

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1869

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, William P. Fessenden ranks 13,253 out of 20,380. Before him are Dana Vollmer (1987), Jane Barkman (1951), Annie Montague Alexander (1867), Jennifer Lynch (1968), Colin Cunningham (1966), and George Clayton Johnson (1929). After him are Jonathan David (2000), Greil Marcus (1945), Alexander Martin (1740), Harold Prince (1928), Abigail Spencer (1981), and Tisha Campbell-Martin (1968).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, William P. Fessenden ranks 918. Before him are Nathan Deal (1942), George Dern (1872), Bob Kasten (1942), Alfred Lindley (1904), Huma Abedin (1976), and Gifford Pinchot (1865). After him are Alexander Martin (1740), Joseph Story (1779), Johnny Kerr (1932), Mark Dayton (1947), Dan McKee (1951), and Peter Welch (1947).

American born Politicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous